Cellular Neurophysiology

Course Description

This course is a graduate level treatment of cellular neurophysiology. It is designed for first year students and will provide students with the basic tools for understanding electrical and chemical signaling in the nervous system. Students will learn about topics ranging from bioelectricity to synaptic transmission to plastic changes in synaptic strength that underlie learning and memory.

This course is appropriate for students with an interest in neuroscience who are comfortable with the use of mathematical concepts to describe events that occur in the natural world. It is recommended that students have one semester of a calculus-based physical or life sciences course prior to taking this course. This is a three-credit course, meeting Tues/Thurs from 9:00-10:30am in MSB B610.

Evaluation

There will be three in-class examinations. These examinations are non-cumulative and will be a combination of multiple choice and short answer/essays. Final grades will be based on the average examination performance.

Course Downloads

• 2009 Lecture Outline [ pdf ]

Required Textbook

“Cellular and Molecular Neurophysiology, Third Edition, by Constance Hammond (Academic Press/Elsevier). This textbook can be ordered through the UTHSCH Bookstore. Also available at the Baylor College of Medicine Bookstore, Majors Books, or online at Amazon.Com.